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Daniel Mannix Petrie Jr. (born November 30, 1951) [1] is a Canadian-American [2] producer, writer, and director of film and television. [3] He is best known for pioneering the sub-genres of action comedy and buddy cop films [4] through films like Beverly Hills Cop and Turner & Hooch. [5]
Daniel Mannix Petrie[1] (November 26, 1920 – August 22, 2004) was a Canadian film, television, and stage director who worked in Canada, Hollywood, and the United Kingdom; known for directing grounded human dramas often dealing with taboo subject matter.
Oct 20, 2015 · From writing Beverly Hills Cop to directing Toy Soldiers and Dawn Patrol, we have a chat with writer/producer/director Daniel Petrie Jr.
Daniel Petrie, Jr. (born 1952), the son of Daniel Petrie, Sr., is perhaps best known as the one of the screenwriters of the mid-1980s hit movie, Beverly Hills Cop and The Big Easy as well as the director of Toy Soldiers.
A member of the Writers Guild since 1984, Daniel Petrie Jr. wrote the screenplays for Beverly Hills Cop, starring Eddie Murphy (for which he received an Oscar nomination), and The Big Easy, starring Dennis Quaid and Ellen Barkin.
Daniel Petrie Jr. is a Canadian-American screenwriter and producer. He wrote the end product script for Beverly Hills Cop and is credited for helping create the characters. Daniel Petrie Jr. is applauded for pioneering and helping the buddy cop film genre become popular through his hugely...
Daniel Petrie, Jr. is the eldest son of director Daniel Petrie, Sr., and producer Dorothea Petrie. Petrie, Jr., who has both Canadian and U.S. citizenship, grew up as a movie brat, following his parents as they moved from location to location around the world.
